Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Porth Ceriad today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Porth Ceriad at 9PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Porth Ceriad. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | 84 | 69 | 110 | 99 | 52 | 43 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:17PM3.43m | 1:41AM3.34m | 2:05PM3.11m | 2:38AM2.96m | 3:15PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM1.17m | 8:25AM1.34m | 8:46PM1.43m | 9:17AM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
2 | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 52 | 43 | 28 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
24 | 84 | 69 | 110 | 99 | 8 | 55 | 90 | 73 | 57 | 24 | 22 | 38 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 25 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 289 | 141 | 289 | 460 | 3 | 47 | 120 | 27 | 494 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 277 | 308 | 133 | 303 |
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